War Of 1812 Capitol Burned. A pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol building on Wednesday in a riot that left four people dead. In the most devastating blow suffered by the US.
The Americans burned several Canadian towns including the upper Canadian capital of York now Toronto but the war remained a stalemate. Citizens occupied the building on Wednesday Jan. On August 24 1814 British forces invaded Washington DC and burned the Capitol and the White House.
A pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol building on Wednesday in a riot that left four people dead.
At the start of the War of 1812 the first the US had declared on another nation his friend and. Capitol was breached and burned down by an invading army US. During the War of 1812 British forces overran the capital city on this date setting fire to most major public buildings including the US. In 1814 the Capitol was burned down in an attack by the British during the War of 1812 until today that was the last time the Capitol was breached.